Cancer
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July 8, 2019
Clinical study tests drug that may prevent cancer metastasis
A clinical study of a drug that may block cancer metastasis is currently enrolling patients at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. -
June 26, 2019
Biomarkers of DNA methylation can be a predictor of breast cancer risk
Biomarkers of DNA methylation, which regulate gene expression, can be a predictor of breast cancer risk. -
June 24, 2019
Fish oil and cancer prevention
Fish oil supplementation provides a modest but beneficial effect on reducing molecules associated with colorectal cancer development. -
June 20, 2019
Potential probe for early ovarian cancer
Larry Marnett and colleagues have developed what may become the first agent for targeted PET imaging of cancer tissues, such as ovarian cancer, that express high levels of the COX-1 enzyme. -
June 18, 2019
Study identifies critical regulator of tumor-specific T cell differentiation
A study published June 17 in Nature offers clues as to why blocking inhibitory receptors on tumor-infiltrating T cells may not always work -
June 13, 2019
Eng named to GI cancer leadership position at VICC
Cathy Eng, MD, a national and international leader in gastrointestinal medical oncology, is joining Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC). -
June 6, 2019
Mouth microbes and colorectal cancer
Microbial species in the mouth could be playing a role in colorectal cancer development, according to new research from epidemiologists at VUMC.